University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross on Tuesday asked the Legislature's budget-writing committee to approve a new public authority for the UW System, a "dedicated and stable funding stream" and to reduce the governor's proposed $300 million budget cut over the next two years.

Shortly after he finished his testimony, a handful of protesters burst into the room shouting, "No cuts, no deals." Followed by four Capitol police officers, the protesters marched past the table where Cross was sitting to give testimony before the Joint Committee on Finance.

If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp. and has to reimburse the company, Koss Chief Executive Michael Koss should also be ordered to personally pay the public company he runs, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

Grant Thornton, Koss Corp.'s former auditor, should also have to pay a portion of any award that may be ordered, Park Bank argued in the latest twist in a long-running court fight stemming from Sachdeva's massive embezzlement.

"Park Bank denies any and all liability to Koss in this case," the bank said in its action. "Nevertheless, should Park Bank be found liable to Koss (Corp.) and required to pay damages to Koss, in this case, those damages will have been the result of a common liability of Park Bank, Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, thereby entitling Park Bank to (a) contribution from Michael Koss and Grant Thornton."(3)

Coming Sunday: Scott Walker, Mary Burke and the Editorial Board on the state of the state

Gov. Scott Walker’s “state of the state” address Wednesday night was, in many ways, the unofficial start of his gubernatorial campaign. In Crossroads this Sunday, we'll hear from the governor as well as his Demcratic opponent, Mary Burke. And we’ll offer our own assessment in an editorial. »Read Full Blog Post

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He may have something to say ,but you can't believe a word of it. Your posts would suggest that you wait for the "news" to come to you in the comfort of your easy chair. Doesn't work that way any longer. You actually have to search for the truth.

I would like the JS to mull over if Walker has supported his own legislative agenda. For example he did not order all schools in the state closed for severe weather which I felt sent a mixed message for support of family values.

Walker has been very critical of the federal government spending and failed leadership. Yet he has not come out on issues such as the federal government's failure to close during severe weather that contributes to costs for local and state governments to keep roads passable for federal workers.

In the educational reform flap Walker left out the serious disconnect for students to get the mixed message in weather related school closings. The schools close but businesses stay open costing taxpayers plenty to clear roads. Students are not trained to pull themselves up by the bootstraps to get to school no matter what.

Federal government offices should close when schools close to maintain a consistent message.

Any issue the JS picks to review I think you will find Walker saying one thing, doing another. At the end the tax money goes to support business which is failing to create the jobs.

In the recent bad weather Walker's state offices, the federal offices and many businesses stayed open. What was achieved on those days to create jobs or reduce taxes?

He didn't say anyone ever asked her to; he said ask her if she would. His point is well taken by most of us; i.e., liberals hate the rich, but won't have a problem voting for this one-percenter. If you don't get that, you are the ignorant one.

So Burke stays on the far west side of WI when the president is in Waukesha. So the Madison faction of the Democrat Party told her to not be seen with Obama. Being neither Republican nor Democrat, it depresses me that the former panders to the Tea Party and the latter to out of touch white liberals in Madison. Those in the center see less real problem solvers and black voters are kept at a distance.